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  1. Mach2 do a 1/72 one,. This is my Mach2 one. Adrian
  2. To rig, or not to rig, a question that bothers me every now and then, especially when I look at the unbuilt Airfix HP 0/400 in my collection. All I can say about this model is Beautiful, Beautiful. Thank you
  3. I thought you forgot to fit the wings 🤣
  4. Fantastic build of something very rare in subject and model form. Not your usual silver scheme either, superb build and beautifully photographed. Thank you for showing us your Short Singapore. adey
  5. It looks like they had retired the Airfix rivetter by then too thank goodness. Talking about the Airfix 1/76 vehicles I remember the Bedford QL tanker not having a steering wheel too, how weird considering how detailed it was in the cab and at the rear of the tank. Non of them had glazed windows either, in fact correct me if I am wrong but the only Airfix vehicle to have a glazed windscreen that I can remember was the tiny Willys jeep that came with the Buffalo amphibious landing craft. They were simpler times then but happier. adey
  6. They are not wheel doors, they are skids for snowy runways 😅 Lovely rendition of a vintage 1970s Airfix. adey
  7. To rig or not to rig a biplane, a dilemma that occupies my inermost thoughts now and then. That is a beautiful model of a subject I have never seen modelled before. Thankyou, adey
  8. I built this kit back in 1975 and I remember the parts being crisp and everything including the transparencies fitting well. The undercarriage retracted precisely too. In my opinion it is still the only accurate looking Halifax in 1/72 scale. All those years ago Airfix still managed to portray the assymetric cockpit canopy well, the later Matchbox one did not. I also think that the Airfix one looks more like a Halifax from the side view than the later Revell one which seemed to not have enough rear fuselage depth. But the moulding has finally worn out and it is time Airfix please for a new and accurate Halifax in 1/72. Adrian
  9. I love the window curtains, never seen anybody include those before on their model. A superb model from a very old moulding.
  10. Vintage 1/72 AIRFIX Supermarine Spitfire IX Supermarine Spitfire IX of the Battle of Britain Flight arrives at RAF St Mawgan for an Open Day in the 1960s. Being marshalled into position Swing it round a bit more Okay that should do, cut engine. An original 1960s vintage Airfix Spitfire IX built by a work colleague many years ago and renovated by myself.
  11. I use Village.Photos. I have no problem seeing my pictures on our Windows 7 PC but I cannot see any of my own pictures without having to click on a little square on my Samsung android phone.
  12. Yes, the Heyford certainly was a lofty aeroplane, no wonder they carried ladders inside the fuselage. The design was actually rather clever. Refuelling points were in the wheel spats and bombs were carried in the thickened lower wing between the wheels and these combined with the clearance of the propellers off the ground meant that it could be turned around very quickly without switching off the engines. This earned it the name of Express Bomber. Dustbin turret retracted into fuselage. A view of the painted baseboard on which the model was photographed.
  13. Hi Ratch, I am having same problem too on my iphone, if you click on the tiny square it will open that picture. It is a nuisance, I can see other peoples pictures but not mine when I use my iphone and I don't know why.
  14. Matchbox Handley Page Heyford Mk 1 Another recent build of mine, again an original three-colour plastic Matchbox 1/72 kit with a full scratchbuilt interior and rigging. An early Mk 1 Heyford is prepared for a night exercise in the 1930s.
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